Game 8 • at Louisiana Tech • Dec. 11, 2013 NORTHWESTERN STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Southland Conference Champions: 1994-95 • 1998-99 • 2003-04 Southland Conference Tournament Champions: 2003-04 NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1988-89 • 2003-04 WNIT Appearances: 1985-86 • 1992-93 • 1994-95 • 1998-99 Matthew Fowler, Assistant Sports Infomation Director • Office: 318-357-6467 • Cell: 318-663-5701 • [email protected] • @nsufowler NSUDemons.com • /forkemdemons • @NSUDemons (Department) • @NSUDemonsWBB (Women’s Basketball) • Press Row: 318-357-4544 at Louisiana Tech Wednesday, December 11, 2013 • 6:00 p.m. Ruston, La. • Thomas Assembly Center (8,000) 8 MATCH-UP 2013-14 SCHEDULE November Northwestern State Louisiana Tech 8 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS W 77-53 Lady Demons Lady Techsters 13 HOUSTON W 74-70 Record: 4-3 Record: 2-6 21 ^UT-San Antonio L 62-49 Last Game: L, 74-53 at Arkansas Last Game: W, 51-44 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette 22 ^Baylor L 88-54 23 ^Savannah State W 77-56 Head Coaches: Brooke and Scott Stoehr Head Coach: Teresa Weatherspoon Career Record: 16-21 (2nd season) Career Record: 89-59 (5th season) December Northwestern State Record: 16-21 (2nd season) School Record: 89-59 (5th season) 2 JACKSON STATE W 71-52 Stoehr’s Record vs. Opponent: 0-0 7 at Arkansas L 74-53 RADIO 11 at Louisiana Tech 6:00 Demons Sports Radio (100.7-Natchitoches, NSUDemons.com) 17 ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO 7:00 Play-by-Play: Tony Taglavore 20 at Texas 7:00 OPENING TIP 28 $New Mexico State 12:00 29 $North Dakota State 12:00 • Northwestern State will be going for its 700th win as a program tonight at Louisiana Tech. • If NSU were to win tonight, it would be the first time it had a winning record this late in the season since January 2009. The last time NSU had a 5-3 record through the first eight games was 2008, which is the last time NSU 2 *SAM HOUSTON 5:30 had a winning season. 4 *LAMAR 1:00 9 *at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 5:00 • The two programs squared off 25 times in the first seven years of the Lady Demon program; since then the 11 *at Houston Baptist 3:00 two teams have played each other only twice. Tech holds a 21-6 advantage, and has won the last 17 meetings. 16 *STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 5:30 • The women’s game is a first part of a twin-bill which oddly features both of NSU’s head coaches facing their 23 *at Central Arkansas 5:30 alma maters. Both the women’s Brooke Stoehr and men’s Mike McConathy had standout careers at Louisiana 25 *at Oral Roberts 3:00 Tech and are coaching at in-state rival Northwestern State. 30 *INCARNATE WORD 5:30 February SCOUTING THE OPPONENT 2 *ABILENE CHRISTIAN 1:00 • Louisiana Tech suffered its first-ever losing season last year with a 14-17 record, and has started this season 6 *MCNEESE STATE 5:30 2-6. Both of the Lady Techster wins have been against Louisiana foes (New Orleans, 69-39; Louisiana-Lafayette 8 *NICHOLLS 1:00 13 *at Sam Houston 5:30 51-44). 15 *at Lamar 4:00 • La. Tech has three players who average in double-figure scoring, led by Whitney Frazier (17.0 ppg), JaQuan 22 *at Stephen F. Austin 4:00 Jackson (14.3) and Chrisstasia Walter (12.6). Frazier also leads the team in rebounds (7.6 rpg) as well. 27 *at Southeastern Louisiana 5:00 • As a team, the Techsters average 66.2 points per game and allow 72.1 a contest. March PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (BASED ON PREVIOUS GAME) 1 *at New Orleans 4:00 6 *CENTRAL ARKANSAS 5:30 8 *ORAL ROBERTS 1:00 12-15 Southland Conference Tourney TBA ^Athlete’s in Action Classic (Waco, Texas/Baylor University) $ UTSA Holiday Classic (San Antonio, Texas/Texas-San Antonio) * Southland Conference Game BOLD - Home Game Janelle Keisha Chelsea Trudy Presley PEREZ LEE ROGERS ARMSTEAD OWENS G • So. • 5-2 G • So. • 5-5 G • Jr. • 5-9 F • Sr. • 6-12 F • Jr. • 6-1 GP/GS ................................. 7/7 GP/GS ................................. 6/6 GP/GS ................................. 7/6 GP/GS ................................. 7/7 GP/GS ................................. 7/7 PPG .....................................7.6 PPG ...................................16.7 PPG .....................................4.4 PPG ...................................19.1 PPG .....................................1.7 RBD .....................................3.0 RBD .....................................4.3 RBD .....................................5.7 RBD .....................................7.0 RBD .....................................1.3 AST ......................................4.9 AST ......................................2.5 AST ......................................1.3 AST ......................................0.3 AST ......................................0.3 BLK......................................0.0 BLK......................................0.0 BLK......................................0.0 BLK......................................1.1 BLK......................................0.4 STL ......................................1.1 STL ......................................1.4 STL ......................................0.7 STL ......................................0.6 STL ......................................0.3 MIN ...................................30.1 MIN ...................................30.8 MIN ...................................24.3 MIN ...................................25.9 MIN ...................................12.6 Game 8 • at Louisiana Tech • Dec. 11, 2013 NORTHWESTERN STATE GOING FOR WIN NO. 700 Northwestern State comes into the game with a 699-434 program record. Only three other teams in the Southland Conference for the 2013-14 season have more than 700 wins: Abilene Christian (733), Central Arkansas (748), and Stephen F. Austin (891). The next closest Southland Conference program to 700 wins is Oral Roberts at 598 and Lamar at 596. As NCAA Division I program, the Lady Demons have 628 wins. NSU is entering its 40th season overall, and 36th season as a DI program. 2013-14 Final Southland Conference Standings (as of 12/9/13) SLC Overall Team W L Pct. W L Pct. BROOKE STOEHR AGAINST HER ALMA MATER Abilene Christian* 0 0 .000 6 2 .750 Brooke Stoehr, formerly Brooke Lassiter, had a four-year career under legendary head coach Leon Barmore. She Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 0 0 .000 5 3 .625 helped lead the Lady Techsters to 119 wins and only 17 losses. During her time, Tech won four conference titles, four Central Arkansas 0 0 .000 5 3 .625 conference tournament titles, four NCAA tournament appearances, two elite eights, and the 1999 final four. Incarnate Word* 0 0 .000 5 3 .625 McNeese State 0 0 .000 4 3 .571 When she left Louisiana Tech, she held the NCAA record in free-throw percentage of 91.5. Today she is tied for third. Nicholls State 0 0 .000 4 3 .571 In 2001, she hit 46 consecutive free throws which ranked fifth and finished tops in the country that year hitting 91 Northwestern State 0 0 .000 4 3 .571 percent (111-122). Sam Houston State 0 0 .000 5 4 .556 Both she and Scott spent time as assistant for Louisiana Tech. Lamar 0 0 .000 4 4 .500 Houston Baptist 0 0 .000 3 4 .429 NSU junior guard Chelsea Rogers also returns home to Ruston, where she played high school basketball. Stephen F. Austin 0 0 .000 3 6 .333 Oral Roberts 0 0 .000 1 6 .143 ‘VALUING THE BASKETBALL’ Southeastern Louisiana 0 0 .000 1 8 .111 One phrase always heard around the Northwestern State women’s basketball team is “value the basketball,” and New Orleans 0 0 .000 0 7 .000 * - Ineligible for postseason play this season the adage has proven true. Through the first six games this season, the Lady Demons are 4-0 when they turn the ball over less than the opponent, and are 0-3 if more turnovers than the opposition. Under the Stoehrs, NSU UNIVERSITY INFORMATION is 11-1 when taking care of the ball. Name: Northwestern State Founded: 1884, as Louisiana Normal In 2012-13, Northwestern State averaged 17.3 turnovers a game, but this season they average four less than that. Location: Natchitoches, La. Enrollment: 8,944 LFTOJ3P Nickname: Lady Demons The NSU coaching staff constantly preaches the order for offense: Layups, free-throws, open jumpers, and 3-point- Colors: Purple, White, and orange trim Print Specs: Purple (492f92)/Orange (f78426) ers. So far this seaon, NSU has kept to that. Of NSU’s 455 points, 216 have come from within the paint (47.5-percent). Affliation: NCAA Division I, Southland Conference NSU’s point distribution this season has been: 56.5-percent 2-point field goals, 22.2 percent 3-point field goals, and President: Dr. Randall Webb 21.2-percent free throw. Based on shots: 54.4 percent 2-point field goals, 18.2 percent 3-point field goals, and 27.4 Director of Athletics: Greg Burke pecent free throws. TEAM INFORMATION A TALE OF TWO SEASONS 2012-13 Overall Record: 12-18 Through six games last season, Northwestern State held the same 4-3 record, but the way the Lady Demons 2012-13 Southland Record/Finish: 7-11/8th achieved the winning record is completely different then how they win this season. 2012-13: 0-1, SLC Tournament Letterman Returning/Lost: 7/4 NORTHWESTERN STATE ROSTER Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 -Starters Returning: # Name Pos. Ht. Cl.-Exp. Hometown (Previous School) • Janelle Perez (30-30, 10.8 ppg, 3.3 apg, 2.4 rpg) 1 Amy Staha G 5-10 FR-HS Pflugerville, TX (Pflugerville HS) • Keisha Lee (30-28, 12.0 ppg, 1.4 apg, 3.6 rpg) 2 Emily Spector G/F 5-10 FR-HS Keller, TX (Timber Creek HS) • Arianne Ausmer (28-27, 2.2 pgg, 2.1 apg, 4.6 rpg) 3 Keisha Lee G 5-5 SO-1L Denham Springs, LA (Denham Springs HS) • Jasmine Bradley (30-21, 8.0 ppg, 1.2 apg, 6.4 rpg) -Starters Returning: 11 Breanna Fuller P 6-2 SO-1L Huntsville, TX (Huntsville HS •